It seems like many of us are perhaps too blunt ; ) Anyway, I appreciate this brief and understandable explanation. So, it's not a geometry problem, pure and simple, but a psycho-acoustic -- and an effect only apparent in certain recordings and, presumably, with careful speaker arrangements.
I have several Living Stereo recordings. Alas, they are on vinyl and I no longer have a record player. One more reason to buy more CDs... Thanks! Robin Bowes;165507 Wrote: > lafayette wrote: > > Fair enough. I appreciate the civil tone of your reply and am glad > this > > is behind us. > > I am usually reasonable, if a little blunt sometimes. :) > > > Well, the way things have been explained to me is like this: > > > > The stereo image depends, ideally, upon a point source beamed > directly > > at each ear. Now, suppose your speakers are on-axis. That means > that > > you are getting the center of the waves emanating from the speakers. > > > That is what you hear. Geometrically, how could you hear something > to > > the outside of that line, unless it was reflected off a surface in > some > > way? > > Ah, that's where the ear comes in. > > Technically, you're right. However, with a suitable recording, the > sound > being transmitted contains localisation information from the original > venue that tell the brain where the original sound was positioned in > the > original sound stage. This is "encoded" in phase differences between > the > left and right channels (i.e. short delays). > > You will only hear this on "pure" recordings, i.e. those made with > just > a pair of microphones suitably arranged. Or possibly three, as used in > the Living Stereo series of recordings. > > It's also not all that common, given that the recording engineer is > generally aiming to capture the whole sound stage rather than leaving > some of out in the wings. > > Hope this helps, > > R. > > PS. Of course, I may be wrong. -- lafayette Sweet Home Alabama ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lafayette's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9022 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31032 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
